After releasing the SUNWALK EP through Soulection, Modlee is back with her new QUEENDOM mixtape.Living in Quebec, Modlee has made Her debut within the beatmaking community from Montreal called ARTBEAT MTL. QUEENDOM takes us into a sultry future-soul-funk-hip-hop journey.The songs vibrate on themes such as love, family, woman hood and relationship. Once again her music is mostly produced by the beatmaker Vlooper (Alaclair Ensemble). His signature sound keeps complimenting modlee’s ambient style.
Enjoy the latest from Brooklyn-based Hip-Hop and spoken word artist Latasha Alcindor (L.A.). “Revoke Thee” comes off her forthcoming album Teen Nite at Empire, which is set to release in May.
“I choose to dedicate this project to Black Womanhood, my experience of growing up in Brooklyn and my boyfriend — who passed away after becoming a victim of gun violence. With the recent election and all of the troubles around the world — including the crisis in Syria, and the Black Lives Matter movement at home — I hope that my music will help the world deal with trauma and inspire people who have lost hope,” artist Latasha Alcindor said. “The music that I’ve been hearing recently all sounds highly produced, clean-cut and perfect. B(LA)K, to me, is raw, incomplete, and that’s on purpose — it represents the world as we know it right now: a raw work in progress.”
Indie artist Francine Thirteen delivers another track in the style of her unique ritual pop — a genre that blends religious themes, storytelling, and contemporary music.
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“Lust Heals, Give Me My Sin Again” draws inspiration from the Bible’s creation story.
“It’s a reclaiming of female power as it relates to sexuality and knowledge of self,” Francine Thirteen tells NPR. “Eve kind of represents the unknowing, submissive and more socially acceptable aspect of female performance. The Lily character represents an empowered feminine essence that takes ownership over one’s own thoughts and one’s own body
Vagabon Twenty-four-year-old indie rocker and Brooklynite Vagabon, aka Laetitia Tamko, is definitely one to watch. Following the release of her debut album Infinite Worlds, she recently dropped a music video for her single “Fear & Force.” Shot on 35mm film and directed by Zadie, the visuals for “Fear & Force” tell the story of a couple on a road trip as their relationship changes throughout their journey.
Twenty-four-year-old indie rocker and Brooklynite Vagabon, aka Laetitia Tamko, is definitely one to watch. Following the release of her debut album Infinite Worlds, she recently dropped a music video for her single “Fear & Force.” Shot on 35mm film and directed by Zadie, the visuals for “Fear & Force” tell the story of a couple on a road trip as their relationship changes throughout their journey.
The release of her first solo album (Poles Apart) 10 years ago fired the imagination of both critics and the public when she burst onto the scene with the song Afrikaners is plesierig.
The song became iconic and Karen Zoid became South Africa’s queen of rock crossing over between
Afrikaans and English markets.
Over the past 10 years Zoid’s albums achieved gold status, she received a SAMA for Best Female Artist, won numerous other awards and performed with international artists like John Mayer, Annie Lennox, Metallica and Hothouse Flowers.
TIME Magazine and US News & World Report highlighted her role as an icon in South African music.
First year students at Universities study her writing as part of their academic modules.
Fans were introduced to songs like Beautiful, Ons soek rock & roll and Verandering .
In 2005 Small Room became one of the biggest songs being play listed on radio. Aeroplane Jane became the most requested song over the past three years on radio.
GoodLuck is South Africa’s most exciting live electronic band, challenging audiences from around the world to take interest in a modern sound that is being hailed as truly African with the ability to cross over to an international electronic pop audience.
Their high-octane performances have earned them a credible place amongst other artists in the live-electronic genre. GoodLuck have shared stages with Groove Armada, Bassment Jaxx, The Petshop Boys, Bakermat, Goldfish and Paul Oakenfold to name a few.
Call it electro swing or intelligent dance music of the most sublime kind. Whatever name you give it, there’s no denying that GoodLuck’s aiming straight for your heart (and feet).
